Pharma R&D Today
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Extreme Makeover: Clinical Trials Edition
Posted on December 4th, 2017 by Sherry Winter in Pharma R&D
In a piece featured in the PharmaTimes, Katrina Megget points out the sad state of affairs when it comes to clinical trials, highlighting some appalling stats on the frequent failure to reach enrollment targets (in some cases, not finding any patients at all) and the tendency for studies to go on far longer than anticipated. (more…)
Big Data vs. Infectious Disease
Posted on October 20th, 2017 by Tim Hoctor in Pharma R&D
With the many highly effective vaccines that have been created over the last several decades, it can be easy (particularly for those in America and other developed countries) to fall into the trap of thinking that we are living in a world where infectious disease is not that big of a threat. (more…)
Pharma Companies United By a Need for Common Data Models
Posted on October 18th, 2017 by Betsy Davis in Pharma R&D
There is nothing that pharmaceutical companies guard more fiercely than their intellectual property. Devising and patenting the next big wonder drug is every company’s dream (more…)
Snakes (aka Chutes) and Ladders – failures and opportunities
Posted on October 13th, 2017 by Dr Andrew A. Parsons in Pharma R&D
If there ever was a children’s game that would help prepare the next generation of pharmaceutical R&D scientists and researchers, it would be Snakes and Ladders (Chutes and Ladders in the US). (more…)
